VMs on Av2/B/F/Fsv2/G/Lsv2 sizes retiring November 15, 2028

AzureDeprecations & retirementsTeam planSeverity: mediumazure.vm

VMs on Av2, Amv2, B (v1), F, Fs, Fsv2, G, Gs and Lsv2 sizes, which Microsoft retires on November 15, 2028

What LeftSize checks

Find VMs on the Av2, Amv2, B (v1), F, Fs, Fsv2, G, Gs and Lsv2 series.

Why it matters

Missed retirement and end-of-support dates turn into forced upgrades, outages or extended support charges at a moment you did not choose.

What you get in the GitHub issue

LeftSize runs this check from a scheduled GitHub Action with a read-only identity in your Azure account and opens one issue per scope, updated on every scan. The issue includes:

  • The affected resources, grouped per subscription, resource group or account and region
  • Background on why it was flagged and when it is a false positive
  • Cost and operational impact of fixing it
  • Alternative approaches and their trade-offs
  • Step-by-step remediation with safety checks
  • Ready-to-run fix scripts (CLI, PowerShell or Terraform where available)
  • Snooze, ignore or report a finding with a comment on the issue
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